Crude steel production growth

STO-REC-STAT01M2KJT2 National
-0.3%

Global · July 2026

Crude steel production growth worldwide came in at -0.3% in July 2026 (worldsteel).

Original source
Publisher
worldsteel
Authority tier
T2 National
Report
Home
Locator
July 2026 crude steel production
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to worldsteel was 149.2 million tonnes (Mt) in July 2026, a 0.3% decrease compared to July 2025.

World Steel Association, Home · July 2026 crude steel production
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APA
World Steel Association. (2026). Home. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://worldsteel.org/data/steel-demand-forecast/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2QZ
MLA
World Steel Association. "Home." 2026, https://worldsteel.org/data/steel-demand-forecast/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2QZ.
Chicago
World Steel Association. "Home." 2026. https://worldsteel.org/data/steel-demand-forecast/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2QZ.
BibTeX
@misc{worldsteel2026crudemkk2qz, author = {{World Steel Association}}, title = {Home}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2QZ}, note = {Original source: https://worldsteel.org/data/steel-demand-forecast/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
World Steel Association · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National Official
Report
Home
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
July 2026 crude steel production
Retrieved
15 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
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Verification & Integrity

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Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
15 September 2026
Last revision
15 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XBYFBKGCXKWV0MKK2QZ